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Published 11 Nov 2026, 12:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Delivery of the school-based, city-wide reading competition 'What on Earth Big Hull Quiz'

Official notice

Authority: Kingston Upon Hull City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£31,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Nov 2026no call for competition
Awarded to CURIOSITY LEARNING LTD
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Delivery of the school-based, city-wide reading competition 'What on Earth Big Hull Quiz', multiple events in libraries, a follow-up writing project across participating schools and design and printing of a special edition 'What on Earth Magazine' based on Hull, created by Hull pupils.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Delivery of the school-based, city-wide reading competition 'What on Earth Big Hull Quiz', multiple events in libraries, a follow-up writing project across participating schools and design and printing of a special edition 'What on Earth Magazine' based on Hull, created by Hull pupils

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £31,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Nov 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CURIOSITY LEARNING LTD11 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£31,000—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · CURIOSITY LEARNING LTD

    Signed
    11 Nov 2026
    Value
    £31,000
    Period
    11 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Nov 2026, 12:03 GMT
Last source update
11 Nov 2026, 13:09 GMT
Authority reference
81514
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107120
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b974 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Nov 2026, 12:03 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract details notice published
    11 Nov 2026, 13:09 GMT
    UK7
  3. Contract signature expected
    11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kingston Upon Hull City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRNP-1874-YZZR The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street,, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 1AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CURIOSITY LEARNING LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10041971GB-PPON: PRYH-2278-WDTN The Black Barn, Tonbridge, South East, TN11 8PSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender